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Recent Publications


  • UTR Brochure
    UTR Brochure

    November 2009 - This brochure describes the New Visions-Hunter College Urban Teacher Residency, a teacher certification program that provides unique school-based experiences and rigorous graduate-level coursework.

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  • From Large School Buildings to Small School Campuses: Orchestrating the Shift
    From Large School Buildings to Small School Campuses: Orchestrating the Shift

    November 2005 - This book describes the redesign of 21 formerly large-school campuses over the course of the 2004–2005. Building on the shared thinking of educators and design professionals, New Visions and the New York City Department of Education worked to create physical spaces that support instructional strategies that meet the needs of students in the 21st century.

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  • New Century High School Initiative RFP

    September 2003 - This request for proposal document describes the rationale, expected characteristics, and means of
    creating and supporting the third round of the New Century High School initiative (2004).

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  • Branded Environments: Defining the Restructured School Campus
    Branded Environments: Defining the Restructured School Campus

    September 2007 - This publication is an updated step-by-step description of the visual branding process for high school campus buildings that house a distinct group of small schools. DOWNLOAD »

  • Prepared To Teach?
    Prepared To Teach?

    April 2007 - Focused on the issue of teacher preparation, this paper presents an analysis of a survey of New York City teachers in 1997, finding that teachers were very committed to teaching but believed they needed stronger professional preparation.

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  • Against the Odds
    Against the Odds

    July 2003 - Designed for physical education instructors, this resource guide offers practical strategies that do not depend upon new funds to overcome some of the obstacles to implementing quality elementary-level physical education programs.

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  • A Guide to Service Learning
    A Guide to Service Learning

    April 2007 - Intended for classroom teachers, service-learning coordinators and youth workers, this guide is a resource for engaging adolescents in programs that respond to community needs and build students' knowledge and skills.

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  • Meeting the Leadership Challenge
    Meeting the Leadership Challenge

    April 2002 - Drawing from the experiences of six New York City Community School Districts, this paper offers insight into principal mentor programs and offers recommendations for program design.

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  • Meeting the Challenges of Standards
    Meeting the Challenges of Standards

    January 2003 - This publication describes effective practices in planning conferences that help school leaders become equipped to adopt rigorous curriculum standards in their schools.

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  • Promising Practices Series: Dual Language
    Promising Practices Series: Dual Language

    July 2009 - This publication explores dual-language programs that integrate language minority and language majority students. These programs seek to promote bilingualism, biliteracy, high academic achievement in both languages and an appreciation of another culture.

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